The grip held by the SEC and Big Ten on college football has grown more powerful in recent years, and now their collective reign of dominance also extends to the NFL Draft. Nearly 60 percent of the NFL’s 257 selections in seven rounds belonged to either the SEC (79) or Big Ten (71).

Now that the draft is over, the fantasy football offseason will shift into another gear. In dynasty formats, rookie drafts will be firing up in earnest. Even in redraft leagues, Now that we know who landed where we’ll start to get a much better feel for how players stack up against one another in 2025.